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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-10
ST. NICHOLAS

CINCE It's FIRST issue, in 1873, this magazine
Nhas maintained with undlsputed recognition.
the position It took at the beginning mat
ever printed The best knOa names In litera-
ture were on Its list of contributors from the
George Macdonald, Bret Harte, Bayar1 Taylor,
Francis IIOdgson Burnett, James Il. Fields, John
q. Whittier; indeed the list Is 50 long that 1t
would be easier to tell the few authors Of note
who nave not contributed to 'the worlds child
magazine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20

OF those glossy black horns. he would have got
even with us for all time
never saw wounded animal In a greater
rage ,,,.s,. :.
made hasty outline Of the old monarch as he
raised himself on his fore legs and clared def
ance But it was soon DONE for | thought every
moment of that broken back. At Jims bidding
sent ball through the heart of the mighty
beast and ended his troubles forever
BY the time we had disemboweled three OF our
was hall al hour high, and we were full twenty
two miles from home, horses iaded, and all of us
thirsty as could be. Boyd and Russell had eons
after the herd, which ran toward camp for some
distance, and we saw them no more. We started
for camp at once. The sun went down. a cold
raw wind sprang up it was cloudy and pitch
dark, and we got lost in those bad grounds
There is not time to tell how we wandered of
our course-almost gave up to ''lay out" on our
but finally found landmark after the
moon rose above bank Of Clouds
and got to camp about 10 o'clock. We had
ridden not less than sixty miles that day-and
didn't Mack's grub taste good! Oh, no, not at
all! The other boys killed no buffalo that day.
Jim and carried off the honors. The next
day we went over to the dead buffalo with the
wagon, and the day after that, Will l was doing
the ''skinnine act" the three cowboys fell in
with four buffalo out of that same bunch, and
killed them ALL
They were so near heard every one Of their
shots, and even saw part Of the chase; but Rus
sell was riding my brown horse that day. and.
there being no other at hand, / had to listen to
all that firing while hacked away at skins and
bones. Oh We hunters! Imagine my feelings,
il you can! am powerless to describe Thorn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
From "Absoiutfon."

noble girl. who has fallen in love with her father
confessor tells him that she loves some one whom she
should not though first she does not tell lis name
Child have you prayed against it," Have prayedl
Have not clogsed my very soul with PRAYER
Stopped up my with sound of praying made
My very body faint with kneeling there
Before the scuptured Christ and all for this
That when my lips can pray more and sleep
Shuts my unwilling eyes. my love will leap
To drearnlands bounds, meet me with his kiss?
Strive against this7-what profit is the st-ifel
If through the day little strength gain,
At night he comes and calls me love and wife
And straightway am all his again.
Aud if from loves beseging force my fight
Some little victory nave hardly won
What do gainl AS soon as day is done
yield once more to loves delicious might"
"Avoid HIM" 'Ay in dewy garden walk
How often have l strayed. avoiding him.
And heard his voice mix with the common talk
Yet never turned his way. Ny eyes grow dim
With weeping over what lose by day
And find by night yet never have to call
Ny own. o God! is there help at all
No hope. chance, and escapefu1 wayf"
"And who is he to whom thy love is giveni"
What. Holy Church demands to know his namei
No rest for me on earth, hope of heaven
Unless tell it, All, for very shame
I cannot-yet why notl-I will cani
I have grown mad with brooding on my curse
Here! Take the name, no better and no worse
My will be. Father thou art the man.
--E. Nesbit. in lays and Legends"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Napoleon,s Genius.

Henri Taine. in New Princeton Review.
He thus grows passionate in the throes OF the
creator, absorbed with his creature that is to
come, he already anticipates and delights in oc-
cupying his imaginary edifce. General" said
Nine. De Ciermont-Tonnerre to him, one day.
s'you are building behind a scaffoldine which
you will take down when you have done with
it," Eyes. madame that's it," replied Bona
parte: you are right. I am always living two
years in advance" His response came with
Incredible vivacity." as if an eruption. the out
burst OF spirit affected in its Utmost FIBRE
Accordingly. on this side. the power, the rapid
itv. the fecundity, the play and the jet of his
thought seam immeasurable; what he has done
is astonishing, but what he has undertaken is
much moro so; and whatever he may have un-
dertaken is far surpassed by what no has imag-
ined however vigorous his practical faculty. his
poetica, faculty is stronger it is even too vgor-
Gus for statesman; its grandeur is exaggerated
into enormity, and its enormity degenerates into
madness. In Italy. after the 18th Of Fructidor,
he said to Bourrienne
Europe is molehll: never have there been
great empires and great revolutions. except in
the orient. with its 600. 900. 600 of men."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
The Canteen.

There bonds of all sorts in this world of ours
letters of friendship, and ties of flowers
And true lovers knots I ween;
The girl and the boy are bound with kiss
But there's never bond old friend like this
We have drunk from the same canteeu!
It was sometimes water and sometimes milk
And sometimes apple Jack. fine as silk,
But whatever the tipple has BEEN
We shared it together in bane or Bliss
And warm to YOU. friend, when think of this
We have drunk from the same canteen!
The rich and the great sit down to dine
And they quaff to each other in sparkling wine.
From glasses Of crystal and green;
But guess, in tn. = golden potations they miss
The warmth OF regard to be found in this
We have drunk from the canteen!
We have shared our blankets and tents together
And have marched and fought in all kinds of weather
And hungry and full we have been;
Had days of battle and days of rest,
But this memory cling to and love the beat
n sas We have drunk from the same canteen!
For when wounded lay on the outer slope,
With my blood Sowing fast, and but little hope
Upon which my faint spirit could lean
o. then. | remember. You crawled to my side
And bleeding fast it seemed both must have died.
We drank from the same canteen!
Private Miles O'Reilly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Grace and Comfort of Dress Reform.

Olive Logan.
Hitherto the cry from men has been one Of
horror at the unHsthetic appearance of women
who we're dress reformers. They wanted women
to appear in costly apparel, did our lords and
masters they detested the DR.. Mary Walker
tyne. Mrs. Miller has shown that it is possible
to combine splendor with hygienic safety.
So also, has Lady Harherton with her divided
skirt possess this garb. made for me by her
ladyship's gownwoman in Regent street, Lon
don. and often wear it in Washington without
attracting any attention as regards my apparel.
The frl around the trousers seems co be moth.
ing more than that which usually trims the bot
toms of women's dresses. plain long skirt is
attached to these at the waist, and the whole is
surmounted by beautiful draped polonase.
Lady Harberton had written to Mrs Jenuess
Miller asking for some photographs of her young
American disciple, which the latter. of course,
has sent on ''She will be struck with the grace
fulness OF yohr appearance" / said to Mrs.
Miller, as looked over the photographs which
she had dispatched to England. why. how
can l be otherwise than graceful2' she replied.
suddenly induleing in Hanlon-f4ee gymnastics
in her emerald velvet gown. "A woman couldn't
be ungraceiul in these clothes if she tried"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Mrs. Lofty and I.

Mrs, Lofty keeps carriage.
So do l;
She has dspple grays to draw it,
None have |;
She's no prouder with her coachman
Than am /,
With my blue-eyed. laughing baby
Trundling by.
hide his face. lest she should see
The cherub boy and envy pfe.
Her fine husband has white frg gers,
Mine has not;
He could give his bride palace
Mine, a cot;
Hers comes homo beneath the starlight.
Meier caresses she;
Mine comes in the purple twilight,
Kisses me,
And prays that He who turns life's sands
Viii hold His loved ones in His hands.
Mrs. Lofty has her jewels,
So have I;
She wears hers upon her bosom,
Inside /;
She will leave hers at deaths portal,
BY and by;
shall bear my treasure with me
When l die;
For have love, and she has gold:
She counts her wealth-mine can't De told.
She has those who love her-stat;on,
None haveI;
But I've one true heart beside me-
Glad am l.
I'd not change it for kingdom.
No. not l.
God will weigh it in His balance,
BY and bv.
Then the difference He'll define
Twixt Mrs. Lofty's wealth and mine.
Airs. e. Gildersleeve, in Boston Herald
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
What Constitutes Tight Lacing.

Olive Logan
1t is astonishing with what unanimity and
persistence women will deny the charge OF tight
lacng. Some women are so ignorant or their
own physiological features that they are really
unaware that they do lace too tightly Tho
sponee-like organs of respiration will contract
almost hhmitabiy. and q woman puts her hand
between her staybone and her undergarment
and says: There! I'm not laced tight; can get
my hand in" If she couldn't she'd be dead. The
place to who the women who lace too
tightly is the Turkish bath. When the woman
has an indent along her epine in which you
could place gas pipe she laces too tight THAI
is natures own evidence. and cannot be gaia,
said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
1t Succeeded.
New York sun.


Augustus" said Maud, who, as he had been
calling on her for some time, thought she would
give him hint II should like to be en- act
ress."
"An actressr repeated Augustus in astonish-
ment. "What on earth do you want to be an
actress fort"
because then I might be engaged"
She now wears solitaire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
She Had Him.
Om aha Worl

omaha World.
Omaha Husband-Now, I think this Is going
too far. You promised me you would counter.
mand your order for that dress.
Omaha Wife, wrote to the firm that very
iav.
But here is the dress and the bin for it.
enough to bankrupt me almost How do you ex.
plain thatl
II gave you the letter TO mail, and suppose
you forgot it as usual"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Deserving of Support.


Wife Ito husband John. mother is very sick
this morning, and / wish you would stop at DR..
Pellets Office on your way down town, and send,
him here at once.
Husbaud-Why not employ young Dr. Smith,
He is just beginning to practice and ought to be
encouraged. believe in giving young men a
show.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
His Card.

Troy Times.
Servant Girl to Mistress-Theres gentleman
at the door.
Mstress-Did he give you his namel
mo. ne gave me kiss"
''Oh, that's my brother Tom. Let him in"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Casualties thrilling.
New York Sun.

Friend Ito Robinsonl-Tve just heard that
Mrs. Robinson met with runaway accident this
morning, but didn't learn the particulars. Any
bodyiniuredl
Robinson teheerfully) but the fellow
who ran away with her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
Without Warming.

New York Sun.
Lady lin uptown store) Why, Mrs. S., is this
you. and in mourningl l hadn't heard that
that
Mrs. S.-Yes, Mr.. S. was laid at rest twoN-n
weeks ago.
Lady, am so shocked! Was his death sud
den one?
Mrs. S.-very; without warning He died Of
cold contracted only the day before. Arent
the shops lovely2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
A Mean Retort.

Jnks-Ha, ma, ha! That's pretty good story.
isn't 1t. Binksl
Binks-Very good.
Jnks-I told it WELL too; didn't II
Binks-Well, l think nay nurse used to tell ii
better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
"A Fatal Propensity.
Til. Hifc


$50 your husband was drowned in the late
foods" said western New York woman to an
other How sad! Did they recover the bodya"
NO said the widow. John always had
habit Of going to the bottom of everything"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20

then were Henris doubts removed, and he then
declared that Ferahki was insane
After short stay in Calcutta. Henri and
Jacques returned to Paris. leaving me behind.
ments were also left with me. When they were
gone went to considerable trouble to obtain all
accessible information concerning Ferahki OF
course there was nothing to be found which had
any bearing the spiritual contents of the
parchments. and scientists could not speak ad
ter of proonging life. but both history and ira
dition seemed to corroborate the rest of the sup
posed Ferahkl writings.
Every one who saw the parchments comment
ed on one point that was the peculiarly graceful
| form of the Sanskrit writing. This was men
| toned and reiterated until most profound i'm
preston was, by 1t, made upon me. thought
| that 1, at least would be fully convinced that
| there was no hoax about the parchments. if
| only could find some other piece of Ferahkis
| writing. But my every effort in this direction
| resulted in failure.
| At last some impulse, more or less unaecount-
| able, caused me to 20 back again the Vale of
| Cashmere. One of the little villages 60 de-
| lighted me that decided to make 1t my home
| for a time.
1t was a delightful and poetic spot and each
hour spent there increased its destinations for
me. Besides the cultured natives, there were,
also, many Europeans in the pretty little place,
| who found it as charming as l did. One thing
here pleased me especially WELL There was no
one among them all who had heard even the
merest Whisper of the Ferahk parchments, and
| this was great relief to me- since for the last
month had heard nothing else talked Of.
Late one afternoon as l was passing beauti
fui grove, which had as a central ornament
| laughter and a splash in the water. Almos,
without thinking l entered the grove and ap
preached the margin of the pool.
The memory Of what then saw will never
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
THE LAST BUFFALO HUNT.
Starting from Camp, and Finding the
Game-Eight Buffalo Go Down.
An Exciting and Dangerous Chase-Benight-
ed in the Bad Lands-A Sixty-Mile Ride
Death of q Grand Old Bison.

By. William T. Hornaday. author Of 1.-TWO Years in
the Jungle. copyrighted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20

at the one Oh my SlOe. ana JIM Jumped down
and fired from the ground His horse bolted in
stantly. and he called to me to go and catch it,
but being more eager to kill buffalo than to
catch horses just then. | gave him my horse to
ride after his, while got in two capital shots at
200 yards saw plainly that of my shots
had broken the left fore leg of my buffalo, close
to the shoulder and said to myself, You're my
meat!' But he did not fall Just then Jim
galloped up and handed me the reins of my
horse. saying hurredly:
''You take the one on the right and I'll take
the other" and Instantly ealloped off,
Perdtioni He had chosen my buffalo But
there no time for talk, so l set spurs and
gailopeo after the unwounded bull. who was
then a long way of and going faster every MIN
ute. In about three hundred yards Jim easily
overhauled my bull. shot him through the lungs
and killed him. / chased the other for two
miles, but by that time my horse was tired out
and the buffalo was long ways ahead of me,
and going toward the sinking sun, had to give
him up
While Was slowly riding back to meet Jim he
met young bull who was strolIing along in a
demoralized condition, and killed him with q
neat shot through the heart Then we rode on
to the one with tho broken back. and found HIM
| Just where Jim left him. What magnificent
beast he was! l felt that l had never before
seen really frs: class buffalo. Such enor-
| nous head with wavy black hair it
foot long, such lofty hump,
massive proportions of body and limb and
| finally. such spirit, belong only to the gcandesi
| species of rumnant in the world. The old mon
| ster was savage. He rose on his fore legs. and
| with q mighty effort struggled 10 stand erect
| In.vain! His once faithful hind legs refused to
| obey him at last. apd left him helpless, hope
| less prisoner in the hands Of his enemies. But
/ there pleading IN his eyes; not n bit oil
/ it! They clared defiance and hatred. Could he
J but have cot one blow at either Of Us with one
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03

.%TgaNATIONAL JOCKEY CLuN.-
~ Members can obtain their tickets
from the treasurer nj the office, cor 10th and
Pa ave. FRED. u. MCGUIRE, President.
i. II. CIlRiSrMAN, Treasurer.
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03
TIE STAGE OF BYGoNE DAYS.
fho Veteran Charles Forster Chats
About old Times.

The Veteran Charles Forster Chats
About Old Times.
Gray haired guished-looklng Chas.
Forster Is st kcrnan's this week. For
thirty years, almost, wIuter and summer,
Mr. Forster has been actively before the
fOuiliclts ard he knows the ins and outs
and the lights and shades of theatrical life
rs well rs any man living. A strollipg
Cm1fc man met him on the Avenue yester-
day and "bnzzedn him about the earlier
dt!s of the drama in this country. To the
pSssor.by Mr. Forster would be taken for
retired banker, or man of wealth, as his face
fails to show any marks OF the ups and
downs which are almost inseparable to life
on the stage.
"When first played In this city," be
said In reply u 4 query, "the Avenue was a
yeritable mud-hule, aud the whole town
was good deal on the mushroom order.
There was but one theatre Of the first class
the old National-and one theatre given
10 vaudeville-the Old Comique e-now Ker-
mans. Melo-drama was the thing then, and
good acting was the rule, not the eXcep-
iion. ~ hid actor was not tolerated at all,
the gods OF the pit-we had the pit then
would hiss and howl him OF the stage. SO
the pit In some cities that netting had to
be placed in front of the stage to Keep of
vegetables and aged eggs.
"My first appearance wasin minor char
acter In the "School for Scandal,n Law
renee Barrett being the leading man to Mrs.
Mcmahon. This was at the old Chambers
Street Theatre IN New York. Mestayer
and VIM. llamblin were In the same com
pany. Among my first efforts as play
wright were BERTHA Saved at Seven
Swamp Angels Twenty Years Dead and
thirty-odd more. How does the stage OF
to-day compare with that OF thirty years
ago? Well, III tell you. In those days
the theatre was little more than drop cur
tain, for OF scenery and stage furniture we
had practically nothing. As result we
had to make up for this deficiency by the
best acting possible.
"To-day the stage is as much the property
Of the stage mechanic as the actors, aud
the tone Of the profession is
gradually being lowered. Perhaps
In dozen years more Booth will
have difficulty In finding a decent support
ing company. But Of the blows that have
been struck the profession the worst was
the Inauguration Of the cheap theatres. 1t
is an affair Of but few years. growth now,
but what hasn't 1t doneY 1t has foisted
upon the boards at least two thousand per-
sons who believe themselves actors and aG-
tresscs. Cheap theatres mean cheap acting,
and the public can expect nothing else than
that the tone Of the stage will get lower and
lower, until the public, disgusted with the
results for which 1t Is alone to blame, de.
mand better acting and better plays and
is willing to pay for them.n
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

NJ. BARTIOLDI is receiving much atten-
ton from members OF both Houses OF Par
lament Of London.
WALT WHITMAN is at work on O book to
be brought out this fall, under the title of
November Boughs."
ST. PAUL is to have a monument in Tar
sus or course Minneapolis will oppose
the scheme.-[Chicago News.
TnE Cavalry Society OF the armies OF the
United States will hold its next annual
meeting at Saratoga Springs, June 81.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
ought to start paper with an answer to
correspondents column. - birmingham
News.
The silver clasps on the Cleveland invl-
tatIon are gentle suggestion waited to
the President on the Western breeze. II st.
Louis Mining News.
THE Prince OF Wales has purchased the
stlrrups used by Archer in his last race. A
gentleman offered $3.50 for the revolver
with which the Jockey killed himself.
OVER 100000 have already been sub
scribed for the International Military
Tournament, to be held in Chicago next
September, on occasion Of the 50th anniver
fary Of that city.
JOHN 2. USHER, who was Secretary OF the
Interior during Mr.. Lincoln's administra.
tiop, has been tor many years the general
attorney Of the Union Pacific for the State
OF Kansas, but resigned the position few
days ago and has retired to private life.
BILL NYE says he expects to make a
1aal NJ nj pf bfs 1ast bno
because it is charger and thicker" than any
lie ever published before. "What the pub
lie wants,n he adds, sis big book-one
that can be used to prop up the lounge
with when Its leg 10 broken.n
The memory OF James L. Murdoch, the
veteran actor aud elocutionist, is almost
phenomenal. He can recite "Hamlet" en-
tire without the least prompting. To re.
fresh his recollection Of play he reads 1t
over once before going to bed and once or
twice on rising In the morning.
TuE sculptor Bartholdi will be represented
at the American Exhibition in London by
a picture OF New York Harbor as seen
from a ships deck. 1t Is Of vast dimon-
slOns and Bartholdi has been aided In the
| preparation Of the work by Layastre, the
scenic artist Of the Grand Opera, Paris.
Now that you are home, schnaebeles,
For the love Of mercy tell us
10 your real name Just Schnaebel,
AS 1t often comes by cable?
Do you call yourself Schnaebcle-
sO's TO make II rhyme with jelly
Or, Schnaebeles now--tell US
v ith an accent on the "eles?n
Il Philadelphia News.
| REV. THOMAS DIXON OF Godsboro', n. C..
Is young preacher Of whom local papei
says that he caG "dismay his hearers will
horror, I'LL them with tears or shake thei
yest buttons of with nirth.n lie Is com
binRtiou Of "a mountain torrent, flash o
lightning, a meadow stream, 4 skyrociet,
Damascus blade in the hands OF a Saladn
the double broaasword Of Richard the lion
hearted, dove, falcon, and lion.n w,
commend this remarkable individual TO tht
business attentions Of Mr. Adam FoIepAugh
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03
HYDE AND sEERE.

one day heneJihe wlllOWc tree,
Love met maybe mustu falra to see;
"Come play a. hyde and sneke," cried he.
with allo my hcarte !' Quuth She.
"I'm II" Love cries nnl rOundo hys eyes
A sUBrfe the maiden bindeth,
Ard lrIe and QUITE and ruunde nbOnte
NUwillowC tree, he windoth---
NottenC'Cr the maiden indCth.
still lime and quite and roundo sboute
And stille no maiden mee'lugo;
TIL piquOd, 80 rogue unblnds hys eyes,
And perchel upon q branch, espies
Ncmayde rotreatinge;
"Fie fle cries Love 'you'ro oheotlng2 !"
"NOw, you,n quOthe lie, must soelSc for m0h
she binds her eyes, assentlnge,
And inne and quite and rulpde Ghou.e,
Seeks she for Love relGntlnge-
But Love, they sRy-alas, ye day
Has spread hys wings and flown away
And left ye maybe lanenilnge,
And left ye maybe repentinge.
10. Heriord in Lie.
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03

N%SszSPECIAL NOTICE.
W. have removed to 800 81. n. W.; Of
tice, 903 IA. ave. tMet2erOtts music storel.
Music for receptions, balls, gcrmans etc. +,
KiAusE, Leader, National Rifles Band,
The Washington critic., 1887-05-03

The Florida Legislature has appar
emily settled down for the summer to
the dreary business of voting day after
day for Perry, Bloxham and Pasco for
the United States Senate. Why doesn't
Jones prance into the ring and capture
the blue ribbon